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High-Risk Pregnancy
Bedrest Mama's Daily Check-In ~ Friday ~
This thread is for any and all mamas on bedrest, in any form. We are
stuck home or in the hospital, in a bed or on our couches, and could
use the support of each other to make it through this time in order to
get to a healthy baby! We all know how hard bedrest is and we wish
everyone a healthy pregnancy!!!! Anyone is welcome to join, and anyone
can start this daily thread. Just copy and paste this paragraph and info
lines below if you get here and the thread has yet to start for that
day! Feel free to give us updates about your condition below!
Name:
Due:
Began bedrest:
Type:
Reason:
Question of the Day: Will your child(ren) be attending public, private or be home-schooled? Why?
If you have any updates, upcoming appointments, or anything else to say, let us know!
In
an effort to encourage support, those on bedrest who have posted their
stats are listed below. If you would like your
name to be included in this list or if your information has changed,
please post your stats in a reply to these threads. If you would like
for your name to no longer appear here, please let us know.
Being
high-risk especially when bedrest is involved can be a daunting
experience. Here's to a boring remainder of our pregnancies, especially
for those moms who have been admitted to hospital bedrest including:
AGHR31 (Gina): admitted 11/29 for a shortened cervix and preterm contractions
gigi1979 (Bridget): admitted on 12/21 for PTL
Soon2BMrsBoylon: admitted 12/23 for severe PIH
FemmeFataleNat01 (Natasha): who started these threads for us bedresters, admitted 12/26 for Pre-E and since has had elevated protein levels
BuckeyeStateKate (Katie): admitted 12/27 for Pre-E
Family hopes (Sam): admitted on 01/03 for IC w/ PTL
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Name: msbride20 (Jen)
Due: Feb 2
Began bedrest: 12/16
Type: Rest therapy
Reason: preterm labour
Name: SarahTx5701 (sarah)
Due: Feb 4
Began bedrest: 11/7
Type: home modified-ish
Reason: placental abruption
Name: bmp84 (Brigid)
Due: Feb 7
Began bedrest: 1/3
Type: Began as hospital, released to home
Reason: Pre-E
Name: Soon2BMrsBoylon
Due: Feb 8
Began bedrest: 12/15 (Home bedrest), 12/23 (admitted to hospital for remainder of pregnancy)
Type: (see above)
Reason: Severe PIH with baby measuring small
Name: mssaint
Due: Feb 8
Began bedrest: 12/17
Type: Modified bedrest
Reason: PIH
Name: BuckeyeStateKate (Katie)
Due: Feb 8
Began bedrest: 12/27
Type: hospital/complete
Reason: pre-e
Name: ColieM (Nicole)
Due: Feb 18
Began bedrest: 8/30
Type: modified bedrest
Reason: pre-term labor risk
Name: Stylistmommy (Yomarie)
Due: Feb 20
Began bedrest: 01/04
Type: home (very light activity)
Reason: high blood pressure.... already received 2 dosage of steroids for lungs!
Name: mrsrabon5 (Courtney)
Due: Mar 7
Began bedrest: 11/29
Type: Modified
Reason: Pre Term Labor / Incompetent Cervix
Name: carlymn (Carly)
Due: Mar 15
Began bedrest: 12/8
Type: Strict hospital for2 weeks, then released to strict home on 12/22
Reason: IC, +Ffn, PTL
Due: Mar 15
Began bedrest: 12/8
Type: Strict hospital for2 weeks, then released to strict home on 12/22
Reason: IC, +Ffn, PTL
Name: gigi1979 (Bridget)
Due: Mar 16
Began bedrest: 12/21
Type: Strict bedrest in the hospital
Reason: Preterm labor
Name: frogluver54 (Donna)
Due: Mar 25
Began bedrest: 12/17
Type: Strict (still at home...thankfully)
Reason: Pregnancy induced hypertension
Name: April320 (April)
Due: Mar 29
Began bedrest: 11/11
Type: strict (home)
Reason: shortened cervix
Name: FemmeFataleNat01 (Natasha)
Due: Mar 30
Began bedrest: 12/03 (Semi-BR), 12/16 (modified-ish BR), 12/26 (hospital BR)
Type: Hospital BR
Reason: PTL and pre-e
Name: AGHR31 (Gina)
Due: April 4 but this is not realistic considering I'm carrying twins. The longest they will let me go is 38 weeks.
Began bedrest: 11/29
Type: Hospital bedrest (strictish - bathroom privileges still allowed, shower every other day)
Reason: Shortened cervix, preterm contractions
Name: Marcy248 (Marcy)
Due: Apr 4
Began bedrest: 12/1 (first two weeks in hospital, released for home bed rest on 12/15)
Type: Strict (hoping for modified in the next week or so)
Reason: Shortening cervix
Name: ckrcutie (Lauren)
Due: Apr 7
Began bedrest: 12/7
Type: modified
Reason: shortened cervix pre-term labor
Name: Family hopes (Sam)
Due: Apr 12
Began bedrest: 01/03
Type: hospital
Reason: preterm labor, incompetent/dilated cervix (3cm)
Name: Lampkins
Due: Apr 16
Began bedrest: 12/10
Type: Modified Bedrest
Reason: Shortening Cervix
Name: ajza224 (Ajza)
Due: Apr 21
Began bedrest: 12/29
Type: Strict (Home)
Reason: Shortened Cervix, Funneling, PreTerm Labor
Name: Jmadams3 (Jacque)
Due: May 2
Began bedrest: 1/5/11
Type: Home (strict)
Reason: PTL
Name: bride2be.austin (Melissa)
Due: May 4
Began bedrest: 01/4
Type: home (strict)
Reason: diagnosed with IC, i have a cerclage but doc has discovered recent shortening.
Name: Pythia1022 (Maya)
Due: May 10
Began Bedrest: 1/02
Type: Home
Reason: inexplicable bleeding
Name: buggles
Due: May 23
Began bedrest: 12/20
Type: Strict (at home)
Reason: Incompetent cervix and thinning wall of ute (may be delivered early)
Due: May 23
Began bedrest: 12/20
Type: Strict (at home)
Reason: Incompetent cervix and thinning wall of ute (may be delivered early)
Name: miaomi (Michelle)
Due: Don't know yet. :-( I'm guessed to be 2-3 months along
Began bedrest: 1/5
Type: Home (strict)
Reason: High bp with other concerns, high-risk and herniated disks in back further irritated by m/s
Due: Don't know yet. :-( I'm guessed to be 2-3 months along
Began bedrest: 1/5
Type: Home (strict)
Reason: High bp with other concerns, high-risk and herniated disks in back further irritated by m/s
Nutmeg, cilantro, sage, mint, thyme... these are a few of my favorite things!
We have four children; one left us too soon.
We have four children; one left us too soon.
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Re: Bedrest Mama's Daily Check-In ~ Friday ~
Good morning ladies! Hospital food still stucks but keeping my spirits up. Few contractions when they put me on the monitor (which I go on 3 x daily with 1 NST a day) but nothing I'm feeling. First goal is 28 weeks according to the maternal fetal medicine specialist. Should be meeting with the neonatologist today. Trying to find my pattern in the day to get a groove going.
QOTD: I think we will be doing public school. I'm a product of private education but DH is not and doesn't private schooling is any different. We have good schools around us so we are lucky for that.
Good luck and good day to all of you out there!
Sam
Family hopes/ Sam,
I didn't see that when you originally posted that you were on hospital bedrest a few days ago. So, I just updated and added you to the hospital BR list. Sorry!
Yeah, I know that hospital food is the pits. I remember I used to order take-out as often as I could which I don't particularly like but it was a treat compare to the suspect beef stew and weird-tasting chicken salad there. To get to 28 weeks is not too far from where you are now... that's actually around the time when they felt it was safe enough to release me to home BR since my funneling and shortening had stabilized.
I hope you do establish that routine as it really makes the day run by. Keep us updated.
Hello all,
I hope everyone's day is off to a good start.
Question of the Day: Will your child(ren) be attending public, private or be home-schooled? Why?
I attended private school but in another country. So coming to the US, I had the impression that things were the same where the private school was the place to be if you wanted an excellent education and that the public schools were ones to be avoided. However, my H attended public school and I learned how different they are here compared to where I grew up. As a matter of fact, where we live now has some of the best public schools in the country (one of the reasons we moved where we are today).
As for home schooling, I don't have the patience or know-how to teach my kids in a structured day of varying subjects. And even if someone else home-schooled them, I would feel that they wouldn't get sufficient social exposure.
So public school it is.
Hey girls!
I'm doing good. 36 weeks!!!! Can't believe I went from meeting with a nicu team at 2 in the morning and talks about delivering to making it nearly 10 weeks further!!!
My children will go to public school. As a military family I'm sure we will never have the funds for private school. My ds goes to a christian daycare now (well when I work) and I LOVE it. I would love to continue that type of enviroment but he'll get a lot of guidance from home in that area.
Good luck to everyone else this week! I pray for a very uneventul week!!
Hello! I'm going to be discharged in half an hour and I can't wait!
QOTD:
If we're still living in Canada, it will be Catholic school. If we're living in Europe, it will depend on the school system in the country where we are. Probably private or Catholic.
That's awesome making it to 36 weeks! Yay!
I'll bet you can't! Woohoo!
super great news!!!
I'm loving all the good news updates! ::big hugs to the girls on hospital bedrest::
At my appointment this morning, my BP was 146/96! I actually asked the nurse if she was sure
Swelling is worse, but headache wasn't as bad today and OB reminded me that things can change quickly at any time, but that the latest we would go is 38 weeks. I'm allowed to travel for my baby shower tomorrow as long as I'm seated the whole time and BP doesn't spike 
I'm SO SO SO excited and really happy that I'm back on the couch and not in L&D! Thanks for the T&P 
QOTD:
Our kids will go to public schools. DH and I both teach in charter school's, but LOVE the district that we bought our home in. If we had a ton of money, we might consider private schooling, but since we don't, we're happy with our decision to send our kids to public.
I agree too and hoping this good news trend continues on for a lot longer!
Brigid, 38 weeks is an excellent goal for delivery. And how awesome that you get to go to your shower! Do you have to get your BP measured at the shower? Either way, have a great time.
So excited about all the good news today!
Our kids will go to public school, at least through middle school. We bought our house last year when we were TTC and purposely moved across a county line to put ourselves in a great school district. Our elementary school is only 2 blocks from our house! Both DH and I went to public schools, and had hoped we'd be able to use public schools for our kids (plus, private schools in this area are super expensive and with twins, it would be really hard to make that work without a lot of other sacrifices).
Name: Michelle
Due: Don't know yet. :-( I'm guessed to be 2-3 months along
Began bedrest: 1/5/11
Type: Home (strict)
Reason: High bp with other concerns, high-risk and herniated disks in back further irritated by m/s
Hi ladies...I'll be joining you! I'm on strict br for now, at least untill the 19th. Then if I'm lucky I'll get put on mod br at home. I was on BR last year with my previous pregnancy....actually did the check-in's with Nat (FemmeFatale) last time!
QOTD: We will be homeschooling Livy and this next baby. If we decide to change our minds, it will be a private school. We want to homeschool because we feel that kids are exposed to too much too young these days...young girls ending up pregnant, doing drugs, ect. And our main reason is that our buisness keeps us super busy all summer, but we have a ton of free time during the winter. We'd barely get to see our kids and would like to be able to travel and teach them hands-on! We know a ton of people who homeschool and their kids are all well-adjusted and socially adept. We also have a ton of family and with our buisness, Livy and new baby will be around people all the time!
Hey everyone! Hope your evening is relaxing and uneventful =P
Question of the Day: Will your child(ren) be attending public, private or be home-schooled? Why? We'll be sending our LO to a private school. I attended a private school from preK-3 until I graduated high school, and DH attended public school. Florida is not known for its high-ranking public schools, that's for sure...especially in my podunk little town. No offense to my (lovely, country bumpkin, Southern) DH, but his grammar and general semantics are terrible, and when we were discussing schools and he said "I went to public school and turned out real good," it furthered my desire to send DD to private school...lol
Update: Had an ultrasound follow up; DD looks great, cervix looks long, fluids are normal, with only occasional BH contractions...however, the bleeding, which had slowed down and turned brownish, was bright red and pink again, so bedrest orders are being continued...grrr. They still don't know the exact cause of the bleeding, but the thinking now is that a blood vessel keeps bursting. AND, we got a 3D ultrasound, and while normally I find those creepy, seeing her little face for the first time was incredible! She even stuck out her tongue a couple of times.
(---My new boredom-combat trick is Dave Chappelle's stand-up. DH brought me home the DVD...I haven't been able to stop laughing all day! Totally worth renting.)
If you have any updates, upcoming appointments, or anything else to say, let us know!
I am loving the good news and adding to it
And here's the insane part - my cervix measured 3.5cm!!! Of course that was just a transabdominal u/s and not the dildo cam so they aren't sure how accurate it is, but I am still so happy
Here's our little one:
Baby Elise was born @ 31w on 1/12/11 weighing 3lbs 14oz, 18in - she came home from the NICU on Valentine's day